Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0031 ha per person for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0231 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 ha per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0133 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0129 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0125 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0122 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0119 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0115 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.008 ha per person | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 ha per person | +154.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0231 ha per person | +193.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 ha per person | -56.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0209 ha per person | +106.5% |
| 2006 | 0.007 ha per person | -66.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 ha per person | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 0.006 ha per person | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 ha per person | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 ha per person | -48.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 ha per person | +57.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 ha per person | +108.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0093 ha per person | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 0.004 ha per person | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 ha per person | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 ha per person | -34.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 ha per person | -8.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0031 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 4103.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0031 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 49.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +193.6% | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0231 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0231 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Cameroon?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0231 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.